#SpeakAg Dialogues: How Should America Prioritize Its Farmland?
A 45-minute National FFA quick lesson plan built around the “#SpeakAg Dialogues: How should America prioritize farmland?” video, in which students explore differing perspectives on whether farmland should be prioritized for food, feed, or fuel. Through icebreaker communication activities, video discussion, voting, and leveling-up tasks (pitches, blogs, or debates), students practice classifying viewpoints on agricultural issues and using effective, persuasive communication. An accompanying student worksheet supports note-taking and reflection.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Classify varying perspectives on issues impacting the agricultural industry.
- Demonstrate effective communication strategies to persuade other.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- A copy of the "#SpeakAg Dialogues: How should America prioritize farmland?" worksheet
- Resources
- Website: FFA.org/literacy-and-advocacy; Video: #SpeakAg Dialogues: How should America prioritize farmland? (https://vimeo.com/260111547/796e2b488e)
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As Part Of
- An introductory agriculture lesson; A public relations lesson; An agricultural business lesson.
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
AFNR Performance Element
- CS.01Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the agriculture, food & natural resources career cluster.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG1Analyze how issues, trends, technologies and public policies impact systems in the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PG-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
NASDCTEc
- AGC10.03Compare and contrast issues affecting the AFNR industry including biotechnology, employment, safety, environmental and animal welfare to demonstrate an understanding of the trends and issues important to careers in this industry.